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Thrift and thriving in America : capitalism and moral order from the Puritans to the present / edited by Joshua J. Yates and James Davison Hunter.
LIBRA HC110.S3 T46 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Saving and investment--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--History.
- Saving and investment.
- Thriftiness--United States--History.
- Thriftiness.
- Capitalism--United States--History.
- Capitalism.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 622 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: The Question of Thrift / James Davison Hunter Hunter, James Davison, Joshua J. Yates Yates, Joshua J. 3
- Part I The Emergence of Thrift in Early America, 1630-1880
- 2 The Controversial Virtue of Thrift in the Early American Republic / Daniel Walker Howe Howe, Daniel Walker 37
- 3 The Prehistory of American Thrift / Deirdre McCloskey McCloskey, Deirdre 61
- 4 Saving Grace and Moral Striving: Thrift in Puritan Theology / James Calvin Davis Davis, James Calvin, Charles Mathewes Mathewes, Charles 88
- 5 Thrift and Prosperity / Stephen Innes Innes, Stephen 117
- 6 Moderation in the First Era of Popular Consumption / Joyce Appleby Appleby, Joyce 139
- 7 Spreading the Gospel of Self-Denial: Thrift and Association in Antebellum America / Kathleen D. McCarthy McCarthy, Kathleen D. 160
- 8 African Americans, Slavery, and Thrift from the Revolution to the Civil War / Patrick Rael Rael, Patrick 183
- Part II The Modernization of Thrift: Years of Transition and Transformation, 1880-1950
- 9 The Modernization of Thrift / T. J. Jackson Lears Lears, T. J. Jackson 209
- 10 Thrift and Moral Formation / James Davison Hunter Hunter, James Davison 242
- 11 The Virtue of Consumption: Challenging Thrift in an Age of Transition / Lawrence B. Glickman Glickman, Lawrence B. 264
- 12 Thrift and Advertising / Jennifer Scanlon Scanlon, Jennifer 284
- 13 Hard Payments: Consumer Credit and Thrift / Lendol Calder Calder, Lendol 307
- 14 Mass Philanthropy as Public Thrift for an Age of Consumption / Olivier Zunz Zunz, Olivier 335
- 15 Immigrants and Thrift / David M. Reimers Reimers, David M. 350
- 16 Saving for Democracy: Thrift, Sacrifice, and the World War II Bond Campaigns / Kiku Adatto Adatto, Kiku 380
- Part III Thriving after Thrift? Prosperity and Crisis since 1950
- 17 Why Do Americans Save So Little and Does It Matter? / Robert H. Frank Frank, Robert H. 417
- 18 The Rise and Fall of "Collective Thrift": Social Insurance, Economic Planning, and the Decline of Modern American Liberalism / Steven Fraser Fraser, Steven 437
- 19 Middle-Class Respectability in Twenty-First-Century America: Work and Lifestyle in the Professional-Managerial Stratum / Steven Brint Brint, Steven, Kristopher Proctor Proctor, Kristopher 462
- 20 Thrift in the Other America / Wilson Brissett Brissett, Wilson 491
- 21 Thrift and Waste in American History: An Ecological View / J. R. McNeill McNeill, J. R., George Vrtis Vrtis, George 508
- 22 Disputing Abundance: The Antiglobalization Protest Movement and Our Changing Natural Imaginary / Joshua J. Yates Yates, Joshua J. 536
- 23 Conclusion: Thrift and Thriving: Toward a Moral Framework for Economic Life / Joshua J. Yates Yates, Joshua J., James Davison Hunter Hunter, James Davison 570.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199769063
- 0199769060
- OCLC:
- 645790139
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